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Country’s largest community colleges work to expand microcredentials
Ten of the largest community colleges and systems in the U.S. are working to build—and market and support—new short, work-aligned pathways with help from the Education Design Lab.
Texas reworks its 2030 college plan to reflect a new reality
The new "talent strong" plan takes a more expansive view of postsecondary attainment, setting goals for older adults and counting non-college certificates for the first time.
Remember Phoenix?
The University of Phoenix, once the largest university in the country, has shrunk dramatically. Its story isn't just one of attrition, though—but also of getting back to its roots as a bachelor's completion institution for career-minded adults.
Two Hispanic brothers wanted to go to college in Colorado. Here’s why only one made it.
Two brothers saw higher education as a way into careers that would pay well and let them work hard with their minds, not their backs. Only one made it to college.
Big Tech’s Two-Year College Push
Major tech companies are expanding their collaboration with community colleges and other open-access institutions, increasingly putting real money and support behind those partnerships.
Community colleges keep losing students. Can targeted programs change that?
As community college enrollment continues to drop nationwide, colleges in states like Michigan, North Carolina, and Virginia are seeing success with state-subsidized programs focused on career-oriented credentials.